The Life cycle Vocabulary Quiz

What does the word "universal" mean?

• Related to the universe

• Applies to everyone

• A type of music

• Found everywhere in the world

What is the meaning of "span" as used in the vocabulary words?

• To cover a large area

• A type of bridge

• A period of time between two events or dates

• To measure distance

What does "hatch" mean when referring to an animal?

• To dig a hole

• To break out of the egg shell by itself

• To grow feathers

• To find food

What does "growth" refer to?

• The process of learning

• The act of moving to a new place

• The process of getting older and/or bigger

• The change in color of an animal

Each week we take our cameras to the hot spots of the bug world to follow insects as they begin their lives as eggs, nymphs, or _______________.

• molt

• cumbersome

• larvae

• deposited

The insects hatch as nymphs and ___________ into fully developed adults.

• patch

• deposited

• larvae

• molt

The Daily Buzz reported seeing Dahlia chomp away at an ______ tadpole.

• molt

• cumbersome

• larvae

• unsuspecting

I remember the day I __________ you and your brothers and sisters into the tall grass.

• deposited

• molt

• cumbersome

• patch

I found a perfect ___________ of swamp gras with tall, tender shoots.

• unususpecting

• cumbersome

• patch

• deposited

It appears that Dahlia is splitting before our eyes and crawled out of that ____________ exoskeleton.

• cumbersome

• usnsuspecting

• molt

• deposited